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Commercial Assistant to Hospitality & Ticket Sales Executive
How to move from Commercial Assistant to Hospitality & Ticket Sales Executive: what to learn, what to prove and what formal steps, if any, are needed.
Qualification check for Hospitality & Ticket Sales Executive
Not needed
No qualification is needed for the new role. Evidence of results, reputation and relationships decide this move. No qualification is needed. Sales results count above everything.
2 to 4 yearstypical timeline
2new skills to build
0qualifications to consider
+57%mid-point UK pay change, illustrative
The move at a glance
Commercial Assistant
Supports sponsorship, retail and marketing teams.
Hospitality & Ticket Sales Executive
Sells match-day hospitality, memberships and packages.
Skills and knowledge to build
Experience and routes that help
The routes into your current role also work for this one. Focus on a wider scope of responsibility.
Qualifications to consider
No additional qualification is typically required. Experience and a track record matter most.
What the new role asks of you
- Contact corporate and individual customers
- Sell hospitality and season tickets
- Manage customer relationships
Practical steps
- Ask for a small piece of the new role's work before you apply, for example one of the tasks above.
- Close the top gap first: Ticketing & Membership Operations.
- Keep a record of two results that show you working at the next level.
- Talk to three people who do the job. Ask how they got in, and who they would recommend you speak to.